books.google.com - The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is based on use of archives and other primary sources, including old and rare joke books. Davies makes detailed comparisons between the humor of specific pairs of nations and ethnic and...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_mirth_of_nations.html?id=--81jNzUYQsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe mirth of nations
